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The primary mission of the lab of the 'Association des Producteurs de Noisettes (ANPN)' is to minimise the impact of pathogen disease to the hazelnut quality and to select hazelnut cultivars. The ANPN has a strong experience in biocontrol and is a major actor in pest control in French hazel orchards. The ANPN is a partnership with INRAE since 1995 and the head leader of the European project against stink bugs (REPLIK) and against the nut weevils and the indian meal moths (BALAMITE). The ANPN also works on the evaluation of new hazelnut cultivars and their adaptability to various growing conditions such as planting density, rootstock effect, soil and climate conditions or phenology (OPTIVAR).
Job Responsibility:
Address three fundamental questions: Which plant species act as service plants?
Is feeding on these plants required for C. nucum to reach sexual maturity?
Which plant phenological stages trigger attraction and feeding?
Combine field monitoring with laboratory behavioural and nutritional assays to develop novel environmentally sustainable strategies to control this pest
Requirements:
Strong interest in plant-insect interactions and IPM
Experience in insect dissections, plant phenology, and basic statistical analyses using R is an advantage